Foreshadowing And Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
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Foreshadowing and Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A
'Suppose you met somebody just as careless as yourself.' 'I hope I
never will,' she [Jordan] answered. 'I hate careless people. That's why I
like you.' " (Fitzgerald, pg. 63) Jordan is explaining to Nick how she is
able to d ....
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.... about the characters. In The Great Gatsby,
the structure of the novel is influenced by foreshadowing an d flashback.
Fitzgerald utilizes foreshadowing to the best of its ability to help
organize the novel. "Luckily the clock took this moment to tilt dangerously
at the pressure of his head, whereupon he turned and caught it with
trembling fingers and set it back in place. 'I'm sorry about the clock,' he
said. 'It's an old clock,' I told him idiotically." (Fitzgerald, pg. 92)
This quote is the fi ....
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